V()l as ItLOOMSUUlia l'A- T1UJKS1UY. SKlTKMHKlt 33. 1S07. N0-38
nTTiJOTii TriK AT.MTQUTY. liM n W M IT ITIIIIV'W V
THE NEW H. E. CHURCH.
Splendid House o! Worship Dedicated on Sunday Last by the Bloomsburg Wolhodists.
OVER $20,000 SUBSCRIBED.
Description of the Building, and a Report of the Exercises of the Woek.
principal part of the musical program.
A full description of the organ ap
peared in the Columbian three weeks
ago.
The Board of Trustees consists of
the following gentlemen :
C W. C.cri-W President. T. C.
Brown, Secretary, L. N. Moyer, Treas
urer, Dr. J. J. Crown, M. P. Lutz, C.
C. Peacock, L. K. Whary, W. R.
RinL'rose. S. C. Creasv.
The Buildinc Committee who had
charce of the construction were
J. C. Brown, chairman, L. N. Moyer,
C. C. Peacock. C. W. Corell, W. R.
Kocher. Bv civinc the matter their
nprsnnnl attention thev saved an
ar'-'iitect's bill of $8oo.
On Monday evening Bishop Fowler
delivered his lecture on Abraham
Lincoln, to a lage audience. It was
a ..entivelv listened to ior more than
. o hours, and the proceeds netted a
nice sum.
On Tuesday eveninu a reunioti and
social was held, at which addresses
l wpr mane hv former pastors and
Presiding Elders.
On Wednesday evening a sermon
was preached by Rev. J. A. Price, D.
D. of the Baltimore conference.
Tonight a musical will be given
under the auspices ot the choir, at
which a silver collection will be taken
up.
Next Sunday evening a fraternal
mpptinf? will be held, in which all the
churches will unite, and this will close
t.,e week of dedication exercises in
ie First Methodist Episcopal Church
of Bloomsburg.
Thn fnlWine incredulous story
...k.vu on-liPfl this town about a week
,o, and which was reported to nave
rnrrpd some where near sunuury,
lino tlin rai'se of no e.id of talk
The snrv is of a very sensational
hihifd an ,1 hn unread all over the
rmuiv i j ,
state. As we have been asked several
ti. nes by different people about the
fih iv nrmt he OW a repon wint.ii
ivac cnt tn the Philadelphia Times
t-iu n i flprhhnrcr correspondent, anu
l.-t our readers draw their own con
i lnoinna as to its correctness,
"A farmer in the northern part oi
this or southern limit of Butler coun
ts re.ir Bradvs Bend, discouraged at
j i . - .i
the unfavorable conditions oi tne i . ,i
weather for gathering crops, some Saturday's Values are worth talking about in
two or three weens since procurcu
gun and telling his neighbors that he
hnnt Tesus Christ' un
less that the' weather was improved
sr. that he minht cather his crops,
went to the fields on his farm. He
Mic.l his trim to the skv and tcok
careful aim, when suddenly he became
transfixed. Hours afterward he was
found by his friends, still pointing the
. . . t 1 .
From this Mighty Seat of Value Giving.
The Ee3t and Biggest Store in Columbia or
Montour Counties bids you to enter ti the
store where you know you can buy depend
able merchandise. Where you know you
can get best and latest styles. Where you
know you can always receive fair treatment.
If you buy anything here that doesn't come
up to our guarantee, come back and get your
money. This store of yours is always ready
to right a wrong. We're not infallible.
your homes, but come and take ad
vantage OT mein.
Boys' School Suits
Of splendid all wool cloth, 3
to 8 with sailor collar and beau
tifully braided ; 9 to 14, plain,
double breasted, of all wool in
Sunday last was a great day for
Methodists. Their new church on
the corner of Market and Third streets,
colossal in proportions, convenient in
all its arrangements, ana compicic 1.1
every detail, was dedicated to the
worship of God.
Throutrh the mdomitaDie energy
and perseverance of Rev B. C. Connor
D.D., the pastor in cnarge, oatcu u
a board ot trustees and other officers
of enterprising and progressive spirit,
the project of erecting a new church
has culminated, ana Detier yei, mruuB
the liberality of the members and the
gifts of some not connected with the
congregation, a sutticieni amuum
money has been subscribed to nearly
pay the debt incurred in its erection.
By the courtesy ot Dr. onnor
nresent a eood cut of the churcn.
.
though it does not give an attui.
idea of the size of the building owing
to the impossibility of getting a nega-
uve mat wouiu iac u - --
plans were prepared by Mr. Lonsdale
ot Thiladelphia, ana me iun
the onhro hill (linff BXClUSlVe OI Hi",
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furniture, carpets, light anu ncai.
fixtures, was awarded tots. v. jury
frwr fo The sub-contractors
for the stone work were T. L. Evans
& Son of Danville, and during its con-
struction the senior memoer 01 im
firm lost his life by falling from the
.v.. ...'.11 fr. thp irround. at a
point now marked Dy a mew''
window contributed by his ieuow-wor.-
men.
DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING.
It is situated on the southwest cor
ner of Third and Market streets, and
is built of Elk Run grey stone furnish
ed by Yorks & Yorks from their
,.,,,.... ;n v;3 irinntv. and is trim-
med with Indiana lime stone. The
main room is 74x108 feet, with a
Sunday School room of 54x93 e.etj
making the entire length on Third
street 1 6a feet. A vestibule 1 a feet
wide extends along the entire front on
Market street, and the main audience
: AVQ3 feet in the clear. A
1VU1II la vauw " -
gallery 16 feet wide extends along the
Third street side of the church and
there is also a small gallery over the
vestibule. The opening between the
main auditorium and the Sunday
School room is ao feet high and 4
feet wide, which can be closed by
sliding glass doors. The gallery whicn
extends along three sides of the Sun
day School room is divided into class
rooms. The Freas Brown memorial
window, which is a beautiful piece of
art aud represents Christ blessing little
children, was furnished by Von
Gerichton Art Glass Co., of Colum
bus, Ohio, and cost $1600. The other
wirwiuuc ni-Qfnted bv the differ
ent Sunday School classes and by
members of the congregation. The
large pipe organ, which was built by
R. Midmer & Son, of Brooklyn, was
purchased with a legacy left by Mrs.
Sarah J. Brown and cost $aSS- Thf:
furniture was made by the Grand
Rinii:. cv.ri r. and the seats
which are very comfortable, are oak
veneered. The carpets were wuvcu
by the Magee Carpet Works of this
place, and consist of tapestry on the
first floor and ingrain in the gallery,
both of which are of a pretty design.
The cellar under the Sunday School
room is finished, the floor cemented
and is divided into a dining room 41 x
30 feet, a large store room, and two
toilet rooms, one each for ladies and
gentlemen. The entire cost of the
building is $55,000.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
The first service was held on Sun
day morning at 9.45 o clock, liie
weather was fine, and nearly aooo
people were comfortably seated, in
cluding many from the surrounding
country and adjoining towns. Palms
and flowers decorated the platform.
Among the visitors was Rev. Hay,
the oldest minister in the conference,
and who preached here when Blooms-1
hurl was a circuit. He is now an old
D - - .
man. Rev. Warren, wno was pastor
here forty years ago when the brick
church was dedicated, was also present,
and also Rev. Samuel Barnes, who
was the first Presiding Elder of this
cirirt. Mr. Barnes resided in Blooms
burg a number of years. The other
vieitinrr elerev were Revs. Ganoe,
Frost. Price. Monroe, Yocum,
Wilson and Riddle, nearly all of whom
were former pastors here.
Bishop Charles H. Fowler, D.D.
T.T.. D. Dreached the sermon, taking
as his text the oth verse of the and
chapter of Phillipians.
Then came the matter ol raising
money enough to consecrate the build
ing. This requirred $20,000, and it
was placed in the hands ot ev
TV H. Moore of Cincinnati. H
evidently had some experience m
hefore. Solicitors were
sent out through the congregation,
eooo were obtained in $1000
THE DESERVE PUNISHMENT.
The following article, appeared in
Tuesday's issue of the Danville bun.
The two young men, whoever they
are, and whether they are irom ciooms
burg, deserve punishment. Cases of
this kind are becoming far too numer
ous and it is high time something is
done to stop the infernal practice. It
says :
" A young lady from South Dan
ville, whose name is withheld, met
,ith a ehnrlcinir adventure on Sunday
nicht throuch an indiscreet habit, of
im iviih stranue men. Two
fPpf worth
move or speak, xno man tuum 6 1 - v j
Boys' Dress Suits
rn11.ir and braid-
c rcrr tvl(v oto n. perfectly
plain of excellent all wool fancy
. .e--a. c.i!UM en
clotn, peneci miiuy, ij-3"
value, at
The best $5 suits we've seen
in many a day ot stanaara 5.5
value everywhere. We've a lot
here that were sold to us. W ell
what is the difference to you &o
long as you buy $5- suits at
man
nr him .is there was an invisible
r - .
,r.oilflnt (nrrp. An effort was maue
1 , . . , . 1 i .1 :i
t k,i 1 1 thpri river mm dui inc iiauo
IV WU.ll
,,u nnt hp driven into the Doaras
this same strange force.
Hp stands there to-day, a iivmu,
.k....u huU.locs monument of the
IIIUUII, nv-'f
fr.nu nf nrnfanation aeainst the ueuy
Hundreds have visited the place, and
this story is rushing over the country
rapidly creating no end of a sensation."
The Late Bishop Rulisou-
The New York Tribune of Sept-
omhr nth savS
ti,p Tiiirht Rev. Dr. Nelson Somer
ville Rulison, Bishop of Central
Pennsylvania Episcopal diocese, who
died abroad on Wednesday, had a
peculiarly rich, sweet voice, both in
I ,ii3V;ncr and sineintr. though to the
stranger his enunciation of certain
eppmed rather indistinct. His
intoning of the Litany at the conse
rr. Henrv Yates
taking up Willi suuge mv.". crauuuvi
fi-m Rinnmshuri?. whose c,mpt1pp. as Bishorj of Washington,
I. 1:1 .ithk.lil fnr the f,lnru Phnrrh. this citV. was One
names are imn "iui,'iu - ----1 m
fi.p Av Amvet down hn mnst lmnressive features ot
present, uuimg --- - 1 r . ,
1 ... .j : ii. ,n I .1 . : . n tfai.Amnnv KISnOlj
to this place, ana in me evening -1 mat nupusiug .,v..w....7. --r
duced the young lady above alluded RuliSon's was a particularly lovable
. . a - nlsn from I -nmhininr the mOSt charm-
r. .1 t- . .nmmnv them irAnt'niK and the tenderest SVm-
bOUIll WailVlllC IU j.v.v.w...-V nig gi...v.....w. -- .
... - T.d.i nf taVintr them ov. with a manlv firmness ana
on a urivc. iiiai." . o - y"j - ' ,
.1 : . Uo! knmai OO thPV I .... ri thp mnst PtTinhatlC iVDC
across tne river iu men uuiui-i Luuiat r---
promised they would, they drove them He was a remarkably handsome man,
out Bloom road as far as Rishel's anti in the majestic robes of his order
j ,oont,l an unnsuallv commanding
woous. 1 jj.;-""-" , -
About 10 o'clock asT. L. Evans figure. His last pastoral charge be
f thii ritv. accoi.iuan:ed by his wife, fore his elevation to the episcopate
r. Tiimchiirtr. he . ct Paul's Thurch. Cleveland
was returning c --- -v. - . -
, j .1 of thia nmnt stand- rMir. tn thp rer.torshlD of which the
iouna 11c caiiiK 1 1 wmw, - - . .
pLntv hv the roadside. Mr. Rev. Dr. George H. McGrew, of this
Evans had scarcely passed, when a citVi has recently gone,
female figure sprang to the buggy ana
Vir.iH hptrcrpfi niieousiv iu u
SClillK "-DO t
flen's Suits.
A n-iro-riin Trulv. TOO Men's
Fancy Plaid and Plain Mixtures
in men's suit sizes from 34 to 42
of all wool cloth, wel! made per
fect fitting, really worth $6.50
$4.75.
Men's splendid all wool plain
or fancy cloths. Plaid and over
plaids of standard $8.50 and $9
value, and will be worth in the
new tariff price $10, our price
$7.bU.
Custom made suits, ready to
wear, excellently trimmed, Mer
chant Tailor Patterns, 10, 12, 15
and $18.
Overcoats
Of every kind and sort, plain
and fancy lined, 3-5 5-0. 7-5.
10, 12 and $15-
GIDDING & CO,
Nearly Opp. Court House.
Kitter Murder Mystery.
The cold-blooded murder of Amos
-Ditto- n-ir Watsnntown is still shroud-
JXllll nvw ' ' - , i i
Thp onlv real ink"nfc;
CU ill mjoww.j. 1 - - w
or incriminating material at hand now
handkerchiefs that
11C VlHi lvi , - ,
fnnnd over the face of the dead
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
BASE BALL-
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taken in. The girl was nearly aeaa
with fright and terror and witnout
waiting for the horse to stop succeed
ed in clambering into the moving
vehicle. As soon as able to explain,
the girl made a heinous charge against
ev. Dr. one of the BloomsDurg dioous h discovered. The detec
He has girl's clothing, portions of which had man wnen a
1 i 1 LA.t KAra UJir. UVC
been wrestea irom ner uuuv, , h were purc!iased
ness of the desperate struggle iu - - . t- slore
she had made. . . . . . . , ns;.,veiv that the handker-
Mr. Evans stopped his horse - who --- ,ace but he
subscription, $Sooo more in 5oo ue sr"v "hwl docs not remember the purer.
lumps, $1700 in ioo 101s, anu ,u 7 , he could i However,
until $18200 were ; however, the
was beyond the expectations u. i .... " ; - imapHinff drove
bition ot liDeraiuy Thsre was no one but the
cAAn in a rn vn ui una oi"" i .
. , . .. m
hannv man. ana ne nau
va amiHAd that certain
u-0 n( WatQnntown suspected
tllttUU.tia u '
of the crime, frequently purchased at
his place of business.
Tt omH that tup COUniV tuuinna-
jl la oc.iv -'-- j
sioner will offer a reward ot $500 for
ti. .ndnn and conviction cf
LUC a 1 iiutivufltvu --
ii... . 1 Thprp w.as no one uui mw .
lllis uii-v,. . thp mminals
suffi- driver in the carnage, which imhcmcu
I . .1 . 1 n.r rrt rT Trie ill (J 11
cent reason to be so. a 1 . snmewhere in the rear.
A Sunday school ra.iy w ne u , , u .
rtl.-lr wntn allUltaaJ - f. TKz
The Bicyole Pin.
ti, lnrala nlaeed the last game of
the season at Athletic Park on Satur
day, and beat the Champions luiuon
by the score of 13 to o. The visitors
could not gauge Conn the Blue Birds
pitcher, and at times piayeu a vc.v
. rv ..itnUAvB tirorA
4.-;a k Miltnn. namelv. WilliK and
tiiu jj w.. , ' . w
Setley and each was given a wain.
Thp Inrals were all in a
batting mood and displayed plenty ot
;.or nn thp hases. uwens icu mc
L.-.t"? ...;tV. fr.nr torn hase hits OUt Of
lUUlIlg win.
0 mv times at Dat. 1 ne wy
ro ,
ii-o-AA.," ctpnnpd nn to the plate a.ia
laced them out Saturday showed that
v,: ;i.,ru at wi na ispori ine wcc.
ins iwjj - . .
ue AiA nnt destroy anv of nis
LflUi vv -. -
.,p r.nnrlhart. bv the way did
mA Ana fiAlHincr hv SCOODintr 111
A hits which seemed al
most imDOSSible to get. JViesseriy
narA firet hase in erilt edeed style,
his performance on the initial bag
called forth consiaeraDie appiuc
the laree crowd, and proved that
u : otiti,i tn the renutauon uc
lie la 1-inniv.vi j
heincr the best first base
man in the league. In the last inning
the men were all cnangea arouuu.
Knfr Avpn lhn Milton could not tally
Tn nnt it in a slanti way, the visitors
weie "dead easy." score :
Bloomsburg o I 5 o 3 a o o 213 16 o
Milton oooooouu " J
Batteries, Conn, Patchen, Sommers
and Goodharti Willig, Setley ana
Bates. Umpire, Hagenbuch.
''To Set Ourselves as Others Bee Us-"
cv.omr.Vin is a soortv town. Its
papers continually tell of its wonder
ful erowth and many advantages
and yet it naa not iuuk
enough to keep a very ordinary club
of base ball players to the end of the
season, and twice auoweu sum an
eanization to disband for want of
" t 1 a. 4.1. & rai IO
Support. XNOW inai mc oi."
voune, it has aireaay wiuuui
' - - . . 1 . . 1 T7 -.-t Tloll
much flounsn mat a ruou i
team has been organized there, and
1 rviif if
calls for a meeting 01 syui w -on
a solid basis. Solid basis means
that all the sports of the place snaii
eome together and throw in their
. all Til - a. I. a nt1
mite to buy a Dan. 1 eu mc
papers will declare they are fully
eauipped to meei an cumcia,
? rr . .1 ,;n V a
when the snow nies uicic -ball
much depreciated in value, and a
victory or two over some prmiuy
school children. It's great to be a
city like Shamokin and Williamsport.
Mutontan.
tWO ociuoiv, - " j
made by Rev. Smyser, Ganoe and
Riddle. At three o ciock. h.'"6
ui,i ;n tk. mam aiulitorium, Hie
was nciu n .......
speakers being Revs, irost, names
and Monroe. ,
The evening sermon was preacnea
by Dr. Moore, and after the subscrip
tion had ceased, the church was dedi
i. uishnn Fowler in the form
cu : t,t ci'vtppn vears of age. The
other girl was in all probability no tit
companion for her.
Oyster Supper,
Lewi8burg Pair.
TlMtl
A.ictsr ennner on Friday evening
catedby Bishop wVfDK H wheraith in the store room on
prescribed by the ritual of the M. h. September 24tn in gireetg
f-hrrh. C ,,u prirp
I . ...ill rtnfTin nr c u iHJrv.
nil Tn ktvhdi w i .in i ; i w a
til (111 iw ' " 1 1 i
Thp newest craze among wneei-
1 T'Ute if to
women is tne Dicycie pi... ?"- TT. rmB -p,;, w;il be
said, will be very "'Wvp. near Lewisburg
f"rwrvTnS,8. .0. 3o and Oct. r, 1897.
not to any amuu.n. "---y. ;-; w'fif "f ;c;trirs the Penn
It is about tne ug. i W"8 - V r Exc,.-.
, T,ivt tn Rrnolc Park SentcM-
v,in.v- w -
Kr n. 10 a.nd October 1, vaiia
- y - ,
. . . .:i imig rr rptinn nassace until uctooer a,
t.tvp whpp in fTfllll. Willi OI1VU kv' I "
IUIV. O , . , 1
Oyster Bupper. pin. it is about tne uguesi nuns
: e t . f jewelers have as yet designed in their
The Christian Endeavor Society ot tQ kase wheeiw0men. It is
rinity Reformed Church will give Qne inch in dimensi0n, a mina-
Church.
led by the excellent choir ot sixteen
1 iha i.niiprsnin r. jj.
voices, uuuci n". .w ,
Hartman. Mrs. Fred Holmes presided
at the organ, and handled it w.th great
a TLUm It was the first tme
she had ever played a . PU?e : organ in
nnhlic The tones 01 mc bjhw.v..- -public
11 , . the
strument cuuiu - ,
. P .1.. of nei .e wl.o
voices 01 uiu UU.....W - . - ,
heartily m me "o'b ;
that consiiiuicu -v
.rrto ice cream
Everybody is invited
and cake extra.
3 . -.
,i ir.r,1 pnameled hanuie pars,
a cmnll ip.wel in place of a screw
c . r thncp little affdrs are quite
OU111C V. n.v-w -
elaborately carv ed, but altogether the
&,t; noithpr nrptiv nor tiav-tiui.
cnciiia n.... 1 - w ,
1897. Mf: V,.r-r.-M;,W It is but a modern case
of the old woman who kissed the cow,
1897
rates.
inclusive at greatly reduced
joined
familiar
hymn3
Miss Ev'a Conner, Miss Lillie Geise.,
ATr W. R. Hench, Miss Ada Hoye,
fni:. r..f,.P Mr. Irvina wood
vv.iihpsentto the dead letter oface
James H. Mercer, P. M.
a,, inf.nt dunchter of Mr. and
vr.a lnhn Hvssona UieU ot cnoiera
I J 1 J J -
infanta.a Tuesday alternoon.
Thp mpmhers of the disbanaea
Bloomsburg base ball club, with the
exception of Messerley left for their
rpaiiprtive homes 011 Saturday evening.
Th o .ipar'u ipam was 111c UCSl ins
town ever had, and a little bad judg
ment n the se ection of pitchers, ai a
1 t:... : ti.p -.nKr thinir that kent
CrillCill llllic la mv- ."B
us down. That "Dusty" Rhoads deal
for instance.
Uourt Proceedings.
A session of Court was held on
Monday. Hon. Allen Craig, of Car
bon County, and Associate Kurtz
presided.
In repetition of Sheriff McHenry
tnr thp anoointment ot jail keeper
and petition of County Commissioners
forrecission 01 a pan ui vu.v
order of March 1, 1897. Papers pre
sented to the Court.
George S. Fleckenstine, County
Treasurer vs. Commissioners of Col
umbia County. Petitions presenieu
to the Court by Commissioners and
Fleckenstine, for Court to fix salary
of said Fleckenstine. Papers given
to the Court.
Chas. C. Evans, Executor vs. D.
Z. Remaley. Petition of Defendant
to pay fnoneys into Court. Rule
granted to show cause, etc.
A KILLING KIOE BEHIND THE EAR.
rv.r.:tnh1p Thad Shinkle and Officer
Taylor on Thursday arrested Edward
Dredden at his nome near urouKiiciu,
Chester County, on the charge of
causing the death of John Rudoph.
In a skylarking Dout on auijusi a,
Dredden attempted to kick Rudolph's
hat off. Tne kick landed behind the
ear and proved fatal, and now R
dolph's brother says it was a malici
ous act, as the two had been enemies